Lynda Mead, Miss America, 1960

Authors

A. G. Weems

Files

Description

This is a black and white photograph of Lynda Mead, Miss America, 1960, wearing a crown, a formal gown with white goves and carrying roses. The photograph is signed in white ink “To Aggie, with every good wish—Lynda Mead, Miss America, 1960.” The photograph is mounted on a board. Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority, and won the Miss America pageant in 1960. Her immediate predecessor as Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley (the first Miss America from Mississippi), was Mead’s sorority sister at Chi Omega. She also served as Miss Mississippi in 1959.

Publication Date

1960

Time Period

1960-1969

Subjects

Mead, Lynda Lee Shea, 1939--

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Portrait-Beauty-queen_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Miss America Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lynda Mead, Miss America, 1960, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Archives and Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University